Halloween {2013}

Yesterday was an all around fun filled day.

Started the morning off in Jordan's class for some fall fun activities.

There were stations set up for the kids to rotate through

such as cookie decorating, graphing candy/snacks, making spider suckers,

playing memory, bowling ect. I got to be in charge of the candy graphing!

Since it was early release day they kids had lunch at 10:20.

After lunch and recess we did one last station before playing fall bingo.

Following bingo the kids got to eat their cookies, have some juice 

and a few kids including Jordan had brought treats to share.

School was out at noon so Jordan had plenty of time to play with his buddy Ty

for a while before his mom came. They always have so much fun playing together

and they are both great at using their imaginations.

After Ty got picked up Jordan and I had a little down time.

I "tried" to take a nap while he played on ipad.

I have been super tired the past few days from not sleeping well at night.
At 5:30 we met up with all the cousins to take a few pictures before
trick or treating begun. This is the first year I let Michelle go with a group
of friends on her own. She went with a group of eight girls. I gave her a time to
check in and time to be home. She actually came by the house at her check in time
with her friends which was nice to physically see her.
After pictures we went to Jana's neighborhood.
Jordan was done by the time we got done there so we walked home.
He wanted to give out treats at our house for a bit.
When we got tired of answering the door around 8:00 we just stuck the
bucket on the porch and it was gone in less then 10 minutes.

Happy Halloween

Happy dress up in a fun costume and get lots of candy day!

Today I get to go spend the morning in Jordan's class.

They are having a fun morning of "fall" stations and after an early

lunch we will play "fall" bingo along with a snack!

Then it is an early release day.

I made these fun treats for Jordan's class.

I got the idea from the blog Simple as That

Tonight we will head out for trick or treating.

Hopefully no rain...please

In other blog worthy news we carved our pumpkins Sunday afternoon. 

The past few years we have decided to just get one big family one

and then little ones for the kids to decorate however.

This works out really well for our family since one pumpkin is about how

long the kids want to stick with it. Then Josh and I aren't left with several pumpkins to finish.

We made our big pumpkin into a pig from angry birds and Jordan made his 

small pumpkin into tweet tweet the small blue bird.

  

If you missed all the other fun in fall we have been having I will post links below.
I wrote all the posts in one day trying to play catch up.
Fall school Carnival
Flashback Friday {Halloween past}
Adventures to to the pumpkin patch 
mini photo shoot with my mom, dad and the grand kids
fall "camping"
Apple picking at Bellewoods
mini Halloween party
Also Jordan lost a tooth!

mini {halloween} party

On Friday with the kiddos I watch we had a little mini party

for Halloween.  I know how much fun it is for them to come dressed up in their costumes.

I just planned a few things because I have a small group and their

ages vary from months old to 5 years old!

Here is some of the fun we had!

We did pumpkin painting.

Mia and Lisey also made cats. 

I think they turned out pretty cute.

After I got painting cleaned up we decorated cupcakes.

There were sprinkles everywhere but it was all in the fun!

We had a little time before lunch so we headed out to attempt a group picture

and go for a walk to check out the ducks.

I had to make a cute lunch.

It is a party!

Again the kids loved it.

They ate more then usual which is a bonus!

Might have to make fun healthy food more often.

  

After lunch and quiet time with books we watched Despicable Me!

We hardly ever watch tv or movies so this is always a bonus!

I made them a snack to eat during the movie with monster eyes in it.

It was a fun successful mini party.

Way may have to have a mini Thanksgiving feast

and a pajama party before Christmas!